Maysville student loses three-year battle with cancer

6:14 AM,
Nov. 12, 2013

Jared Helsel died Sunday after a three-year battle with cancer.

Written by

Patrick O?Neill
Staff Writer

Jared Helsel will be remembered for his outgoing personality. Even during his painful final weeks of life, the 13-year-old Zanesville native showed strength and kindness that was "out of this world," said Michele Stewart, a close family friend.

Even during his painful final weeks of life, the 13-year-old Zanesville native showed strength and kindness that was "out of this world," said Michele Stewart, a close family friend.

Helsel died Sunday afternoon after a three-year-battle with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer that affects children. He had bounced back several times, sending ...